New Delhi: Bangkok authorities may have located one of the 76 people trapped under tons of steel and concrete after a 33-floor building collapsed due to tremors caused by the Myanmar earthquake last week. City officials told NDTV it is unclear if the person is alive, or even if it is a human being and not … Read more
Water violently surged in a rooftop infinity pool at a Bangkok hotel as tremors from Myanmar’s powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake rocked the region on Friday. A now-viral video captured the terrifying moment when the calm swimming pool turned into a turbulent disaster. The footage showed a man lounging by the poolside while a couple floated on … Read more
Bangkok, Thailand: A powerful earthquake has killed more than 1,600 people in war-torn Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand and caused widespread damage. Here is what we know about relief efforts: China China sent an 82-person team of rescuers to Myanmar on Saturday, Beijing’s emergency management ministry said. A separate rescue team from China’s Yunnan province arrived … Read more
New Delhi: After a devastating earthquake ravaged Myanmar, India initiated its relief and rescue efforts in the country under the banner ‘Operation Brahma‘. On Saturday, the country deployed two naval ships and began the deployment of an army field hospital with 118 medical personnel to provide immediate assistance to the injured. The massive earthquake that … Read more
New Delhi: As Myanmar reels from death and destruction caused by a massive earthquake, India on Saturday delivered 15 tonnes of relief material and dispatched more supplies by air and sea along with rescue teams under the emergency mission ‘Operation Brahma’. In a reflection of New Delhi’s strong resolve to help the neighbouring country, Prime … Read more
Bangkok: Experts say that the devastating earthquake in Myanmar on Friday was likely the strongest to hit the country in decades, with disaster modelling suggesting thousands could be dead. Automatic assessments from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the shallow 7.7-magnitude quake northwest of the central Myanmar city of Sagaing triggered a red alert … Read more
New Delhi: Buildings shook and swayed, water feel out of rooftop infinity polls and people ran around in panic as an earthquake hit Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand, killing around 700 people with operations on to rescue others. Indians, who form a large chink of tourists in Thailand, hurriedly returned home as the 7.2 magnitude quake … Read more
New Delhi: A massive earthquake struck Myanmar and parts of neighbouring Thailand, leaving a trail of destruction and a mounting death count. As of Saturday, the official count stands at 694 deaths with 1,670 people injured, according to Myanmar’s ruling junta. Here are 10 points on this big story: The 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit northwest of … Read more
New Delhi: India is sending around 15 tonnes of relief material to Myanmar after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake, and an aftershock of 6.8 magnitude struck the country on Friday afternoon and caused massive damage and claimed over 150 lives. The relief material is being sent to Myanmar on an IAF C 130 J aircraft from … Read more
Washington: President Donald Trump on Friday vowed the United States would assist Myanmar after it was hit by a huge earthquake that also shook Thailand, with many killed and trapped in collapsed buildings. Trump told reporters “we will be helping” as images emerged of flattened buildings, downed bridges and cracked roads. (Except for the headline, … Read more
Myanmar Earthquake LIVE Updates: A powerful earthquake rattled Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand, trapping dozens of workers in a collapsed under-construction skyscraper in Bangkok where a state of emergency was declared. The 7.7-magnitude tremor hit northwest of the city of Sagaing at a shallow depth, the United States Geological Survey said. A 6.4-magnitude aftershock hit the same … Read more
Bangkok/New Delhi: When the ground began to tremble violently beneath his feet, Prem Kishore Mohanty from India was sitting in the auditorium of his daughter’s school in Thailand’s Bangkok. It was supposed to be a routine sports day event – children competing, parents cheering – until the tremors hit. “I felt my head spinning, and … Read more